Hi Byron,
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate the help.
Mike
> Hey Mike,
>
> I actually think you pose a very valid question and think this functionality
> would be useful for users (and is not a behavioral issue - though there are
> many out there :)). However, Exchange/Outlook doesn't offer this
> out_of_the_box so like someone mentioned earlier you should check into
> writing or hiring someone to write some code for you or look into
> third-party tools. Fundamentally, you're wanting a automated tool for the
> File: command. I'm sure there are resources on the slipstick site or in
> Exchange/Outlook mag archives that may help you out. Also check
> www.cdolive.com I looked at this years back and got sick of fooling with
> the forms in Outlook. It's just not that interesting to me. I also looked at
> a product called keyflow at one time.
>
> Really what you're looking for is single storage for your data and that
> makes sense. You may find that merging all the data into a workflow or
> document/knowledge management system provides you other interface benefits
> that just haven't come to mind yet.
>
> Good luck.
> Byron
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:41 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Attaching Files as Shortcuts
>
>
> > It's not a simple question. Yes, there's probably a registry key for it,
> > but I wouldn't recomend it.
>
> Why would you not reccomend it? 99% of the files flyig back and forth are
> all sent to local addresses who all have access to the same servers. Right
> now we are creating multiple copies of files already stored on a central
> server. I would think this would be the reason for the shortcut
> functionality?
>
> > if you want a workflow application, purchase or create one. Exchange
> don't
> > do that so good.
>
> I am not trying to have exchange manage workflow or documents, I simply
> want to eliminate the multiple copies of files we already have stored on a
> file server. Having our users go through the steps of creating a shortcut
> to the file attachment would work fine, however I just wanted to make it
> easier by making it the default.
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